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15 awesome—surprising—celebrity piercings

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by Yasmeen Gharnit

Sometimes people like to poke holes in celebrities' stories, and other times, celebrities just like to poke holes in their bodies. And so, a lot of celebrities have gotten many-a piercing through the decades, or at the very least, through their various appendages. Click through the gallery to see 13 pieces of metal make their way through celebrity skin.

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Drew Barrymore

Sure, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise that '90s queen Drew Barrymore got her tongue pierced. We wouldn't recommend getting one of these if you have a palette expander. 

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Christina Aguilera

According to Huffington Post, Aguilera had a total of 12 piercings at one point, including a belly-button ring, earrings, an eyebrow ring, a lip ring, a tongue ring, a nose ring, and piercings on her labia and nippple. You can spot at least four in her "Dirrty" video.

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Dave Navarro

As everyone knows, a proper nipple piercing should always look as if it's running away from one's body.

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P!nk

The singer has her nose and nipples pierced. Next up, the navel.

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Rihanna

Any and every true Bad Gal has her nipples pierced. It's a requirement...

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Kylie Jenner

...but whether or not getting your nipples pierced makes you a Bad Gal, well, the jury's still out on that one. (Unless Dave Navarro's presiding over that jury...) 

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Zoë Kravitz

Call us biased, but Zoë helped usher in the latest crop of septum ring-wearing Millennials.

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Amber Rose

Rose has her nipples pierced, and she'll never let them go.

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Janet Jackson

Jackson has her tongue, septum, and nipple pierced, the latter of which became a topic of conversation after the 2004 Super Bowl Halftime Show.

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Kristen Stewart

After paparazzi photos caught Stewart at Burberry's fall 2010 runway show, rumors flew that Stewart had her nipple pierced. 

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Leighton Meester

At one point, Meester had a belly-button ring. But now, as she told Cosmopolitan, she likes that she no longer has any piercings.

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Perrie Edwards

Edwards got the nape of her neck pierced in 2013. You can see photos, which Mulder has been investigating, here.

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Beyoncé

Queen (of the) Be—lly rings.

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Britney Spears

If you were a '00s pop icon, having a belly-button ring was practically a requirement.

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Lenny Kravitz

Pardon our French here, but Lenny Kravitz has a gold hoop earring at the base of his cock.